Boxing writer Steve Kim of the new Undisputed Champion Network web site wrote an article on whether boxing has too many PPVs on the eve of Canelo Alvarez’s third appearance on PPV within 12 months. The question is not new to UFC fan as they have been asking the question for some time. For the […]
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Report: UFC 174 lowest buy rate since 2005
MMA Fighting reports that last month’s UFC 174 from Vancouver received a lowly PPV buy rate between 95,000 to 115,000 buys. The buy rate is the lowest Yahoo! Sports reported that the show featuring Demetrious Johnson and Ali Baugitinov received 125,000 PPV buys. Regardless, the PPV buy rate is the lowest in the “modern era” […]
PPV History – Looking at UFC 175 headliners Weidman and Rousey
As we await Saturday’s UFC 175, let’s take a look at the headliners and their PPV history. Chris Weidman Despite Ronda Rousey’s popularity, it’s Weidman that is on top of the marquee Saturday when he faces Lyoto Machida. Weidman’s PPV and gate numbers have been impressive in his last two outings. Of course, those two fights […]
Cotto-Martinez: 300-315K PPV buys
SI.com is reporting that the Miguel Cotto-Sergio Martinez Top Rank PPV event that took place on June 7th only drew between 300-315K PPV buys which is well under the expected 500K anticipated. After putting Martinez down three times in the first round, Cotto scored a 10th round KO of Martinez. It was a much anticipated […]
Bellator 120 to air on Spike TV
Bellator MMA officially announced that it will replay its inaugural PPV from May on Friday, July 18th according to a press release. Via Bellator press release: Spike TV will telecast an encore presentation of one of MMA’s most memorable events of 2014, “BELLATOR MMA: RAMPAGE vs KING MO” on Friday, July 18 at 9:00pm ET/PT. For […]